The growth of outsourcing in apparel manufacturing has raised concerns about increasingly
exploitative working conditions. Given the failure of existing enforcement mechanisms, we …

Poor working conditions in global supply chains have led to private initiatives that seek to
regulate labor practices in developing countries. But how effective are these regulatory …

The global apparel industry is characterised by low wages, poor occupational health and
safety, and restrictions on freedom of association. These problems persist in spite of …

Western stakeholders are increasingly demanding that multinationals sourcing from
developing countries be accountable for labor rights and working conditions upstream in …

An innovative policy experiment in Cambodia links improvement of workers' rights with
increased orders and market access for the products of the country's garment factories. The …

The international framework agreement concluded between the Spanish fashion retailer
Inditex SA and the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers Federation (ITGLWF) …

What happens when transnational private regulation of labor standards is put into practice
on the factory floor? This article addresses this question with field research data on …

This article studies the effects of the United States—Cambodia Textile Agreement (UCTA,
1999—2004) on labour standards in Cambodia. The authors find that the Agreement's …

What role can corporate codes of conduct play in monitoring compliance with international
labor standards and improving working conditions in global supply chains? How does this …

Although the ultimate success of labor regulation in many economic sectors depends on a
combination of state and private actors, to date, researchers have not studied the interaction …